Fines for Registered Providers and Fines or Jail for Their Managers
Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Topics
aged care criminal penalties government accountability healthcare healthcare subsidies home care public health service quality ratings
Introduced by: The Hon Mark Butler MP (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Sam Rae ALP
“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I introduce the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025. This bill makes technical, transitional, and consequential changes to support the commencement of the Aged Care Act 2024.”
“This is not my first speech. I rise to speak on the Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025. I welcome the bipartisan approach taken by the coalition in restoring integrity and maintaining the sustainability of Medicare. As you know, Acting Deputy President O’Neill, Medicare is our most important safety net.”
“I’m speaking to the Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025. As I understand it, this bill has been presented to the parliament following the independent review of Medicare integrity and compliance. This review, with its final report delivered in 2023, provided observations regarding fraud, non-compliance and vulnerabilities of the payment system.”
Dorinda Cox ALP
“Today I rise to make a contribution to the Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025. I start by congratulating the former minister who introduced this piece of legislation in the other house, Ms Kearney, for her work in ensuring that Medicare is maintained, strengthened and protected.”
James McGrath LNP
“The Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 implements a number of public health measures intended to protect the integrity of Medicare, enhance the regulation of goods under the Therapeutic Goods Act and make minor amendments to the Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act.”
Ellie Whiteaker ALP
“Medicare is one of Labor’s proudest achievements and one of Australia’s proudest achievements. It’s a reflection of our values: no matter where you live, what you earn or who you are, you should be able to access the health care you need. That access should depend on your Medicare card, not your credit card.”
Maria Kovacic LIB
“The coalition supports the measures in the Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 to strengthen the effective administration of Australia’s important health benefits schemes. We have a longstanding commitment to protecting the integrity of our health benefits schemes, such as Medicare and the PBS, and this bill is in line with that commitment.”
Helen Polley ALP
“I rise today to speak in strong support of the Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025. This bill is not just another piece of legislation; it is a vital step in protecting and strengthening Medicare, the backbone of our health system and one of the proudest achievements of Labor governments past and present.”
Richard Dowling ALP
“I note that this is not my first speech. I rise to speak in support of the Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025. The bill is another example of the government’s commitment to high-quality public health care—health care that is affordable and accessible.”
Deborah O'Neill ALP
“I just want to talk about a couple of colours—green and gold. They’re our national colours. They’re worn by the Wallabies and the Matildas. They’re worn with pride because they symbolise who we are as a nation: our belief in freedom, respect, fairness, equality of opportunity and mateship—looking after one another.”
Melissa McIntosh LIB
“I rise to speak on the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and the Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2025 taken in conjunction.”
Libby Coker ALP
“Let me start with a simple principle. If you are working weekends, public holidays, early mornings or late nights, you deserve to be paid fairly. That time matters to workers, to families and to our communities. That’s what penalty rates are all about—making sure working Australians are properly paid for giving up their precious time that could be spent with family or friends.”
“Australians expect to be paid a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work. That’s a principle that should be uncontroversial. It’s how we as a community share around the benefits of economic activity. We harness our shared efforts for the betterment of the Australian community.”
Jenny McAllister ALP
“I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. AGED CARE AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2025 I move that this Bill be read a second time. I introduce the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.”
“I am proud to rise today to speak on this legislation, the National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025, which is part of the Albanese Labor government’s dedication to more affordable and accessible health care for all Australians. It is also part of the extensive raft of cost-of-living measures that this government has initiated.”